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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1590
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Princ(e)dome, n. [e.m.E. (1560). With Prenc(e)dome, appar. only in Fowler in Sc.] A princedom, a state ruled by a prince (Prince n. 1 or 2), or the position of a prince in such a state. — c1590 Fowler II 153/21.
He acqueres … glorye for having lyd the ground and beginings of a new princedome c1590 Ib. 136/30.
Princdome
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